by Jolene | Sep 17, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
10 Myths about PTSD in Children Thank you for stopping by for the third installment in the series about PTSD in children, also known as childhood developmental trauma. Part 2 in the series provided definitions of trauma, PTSD, and childhood developmental trauma. With...
by Jolene | Sep 10, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Childhood Trauma, by Any Other Name, Is Still Traumatic As was mentioned in the first post in this series, my first acquaintance with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children was not intentional. Rather, I stumbled into the world of childhood trauma in 2008...
by Jolene | Sep 3, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Writing about PTSD in Children Was Not on My Bucket List I have loved to tell stories for as long as I can remember. Show and tell was my favorite subject in school. My second favorite subject was when the teacher read aloud after lunch. The actual writing of stories...
by Jolene | Jun 25, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Shouting PTSD Awareness from the Mountaintop In the small midwestern town where I grew up during the 1960s, the words cancer, pregnant, divorce, sex, and mental illness were always spoken in whispers, accompanied by dark looks, furtive glances, and the covering of...
by Jolene | Jun 18, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Childhood PTSD Resources June is PTSD Awareness Month, so today Different Dream is raising awareness about childhood PTSD. Also known as childhood developmental trauma, this type of PTSD is not as well known adult PTSD. But it is every bit as real as the grown up...
by Sheri Dacon | Jun 12, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
PTSD and Special Needs Parents: Calling it Like It Is Guest blogger Sheri Dacon is today’s contributor to Different Dream’s series about PTSD and special needs parenting. She tells the story of seeking the cure for what ails her and how to help other...
